New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-29

/" st.,rv akiea" md .victory," until scores OF
delegates were laughing at him eniet,y; Ssi ,bs
did Mr. Ashs good deal AL OF g.oo N ths conren
ton who admired 1t hugely. Mr. Mono s.s,d -
Herman, of Utica who looks much IKE nus nnh
aIinding TO the fact that the friends OF mayor
Kinney Of that city, mad thought OF making n I'm
q candidate for Controller but moving "a ns
Rnt tins conId not be done yet because Judge
Whitman. of Washington County. had sPoec;n nd 1h
his mind Judge Mhim 1;d stx,s gscsina George
Franc,s Train little. The convention likea M. ns
sneech Tor While but 1t showed "a lack Oh teI,
mInal facilities" Senator Evarts lokihgy sa 20
&c Inc. own speeches, and the delegates began 10
drown his voice with applause. But judge Mnit-
man would not be scared oat OF his perorauon'
e,es of Governor Hill which Ills ever the piivege
of public officer receive from an unpre)udicea
constituent Governor Hill appointed MI The dee
gates were growing restless. but when Generai
spinola rose feebly from his char they h na
their ,mpatience Ihis IS me o'n not so sWift
as he was once He spoke earnestly
for Mr.. Wempe, who was then nominated
by exclamation so w bv SIas Courtney M Of
Cortland. and seconded by ID. Cady heIicN' Vi
Albany
THE STRUGGLE OVER THE NoMlSAiioN FUN
ATToRNEY-GENERAL-
The next office on the list was that or Attorney
General Now the Convention pricked up lts ears
little This was to be the one contest of the day.
Herbert F. Bissell, OF Buffalo. a near relative oil
another Bissell who is Mr. Cleveland's Collector
of the Port there, and himself the president
of the Cleveland Legion of that city.
presented the name of Charles F. Tabor,
whom still another Bssell, who cannot move IN
politics without carrying with MN the snaoow Oh
the Presidents name, has been working 10 noun.
nate Mr. Bissell IS q beardless young man VINO
oLa wal huf
testified By murmurs with its boots. Z. n. Burger
of Oswepo, also young man, presented the nane
of William A. Poucher OF that city. Corporation
Counsel Amon F. jerks, still another young man an
ltbe Young men were conspicuous to-day, secohueu
the nomination Of Mr.. Tabor; In TINS way tne
Rrook lyn paid their ebt TO Assembly man
SheeL an Mr. TaboPs law partner, for his services
IN the Legislature in obstructing the investigators
of last win er. , A., o.,,.o,.;or
He alluded 10 the Republicans as haylEg ADOPTED
a platform of patitudes. Yes. Tom plattltudes,
said he. 1t was only little one, 9nt tne paocoeud
grateful for it. Colonel Fellows. who followed in
Support of Poucher twanged away on
the ,e,s H feFln SPOKE "' Of the
party as having been fumlgated ana dlsnlecIeu
OF the faint of corruption by the Quarantine CoI,
missoners of New York and succeeded IN maRiDg
laugh Meanwhile Mr.. Poucher could DC seen anx :
ionsly watching the pr 'ceedings from the rear OF
the convention Peser sppSe n lTr To
the rs 900 votes which he said Iammany had
given 70 Sheriff Grant. Mr.. Chlds, of Seneca,
nIump little man. then talked himself red in the
face for Poucher. The last speech by Inn
othy j. Campbell. vino re erred to Mr. razor
services as a member of the Committee on Cities IN
the Leg stature and to bis Fidelity and integrity
10 Nrw-York and Brooklyn" and pleaded for ms
nomination on the ground that 10 would be little
boom for the Ere county people, that mas always
stood By New-York III emergencies.
The roll -call seemed TO show that tine contest was
a nnrelv persopal one Each candidate drew sup
port from both factions. Not even sectional lines
were followed. Tammany voted steadily for Tabor
while the County Democracy divided, an apparent
majority, however, voting for Poucher. Among
those for Poucher we're Ex-Governor Dorshelmer,
Nelson j. Waterbury. Maurice j. Power, John H.
Voorhis Edward Cooper and Senator MURPHY
Judge w. L. Muller voted for Poucher george
Ralnes the chairman of the Convention, voted Tor
Tabor. Among those who voted for laOor were
rict-AttOrney MARITIME and Congressman Merit
man. Judge Duffy voted for Tabor also with great
dignity and an air of being much grieyed
about something. The Judge looked as II o
little repose would have been good for him-say
ten DAYS The friends of the rival cand dates kept
making substitution for absent delegates until the
very last and SO securing every possible vote Bnt
Mr. Tabor led from the start and ended the roll
call with 22O 10 l56 for Mr. Poucher. The an
nouncement was not made, however, as Mr Bulger
moved TO make Mr.. Iabors nomination unanimous
There then remained nothing TO do but to com
State Engineer This Colonel Fellows. who seemed
to be the guardian angel of the convention, pro-
ceeded 10 do Mr. Herrick seconded II aud the con-
yention said "ays." Sheriff Grant put neat vote
of thanks to the officers, and the delegates hurried
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